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Un episodio, spesso on una {{sitcom}}, nel quale il protagonista affronta un problema molto emozionale o proibito dalla vita di tutti i giorni. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Abuso di droghe, disturbi alimentari, e ancora peggio... ADOLESCENTI CHE FANNO SESSO!]] Alla fine dell'episodio, il protagonista è {{Enlightened}}, e il [[LongLostUncleAesop personaggio ospite]] con il Problema Molto Speciale non viene mai più rivisto. Spesso c'è un numero da chiamare, nel caso voi (o qualcuno che amiate) abbiate il Problema Molto Speciale. Un altro criterio è che [[SideEffectsInclude effetti, complicazioni,]] or [[TheBadGuyWins tassi di fallimento]] della Soluzione Molto Speciale dettata dal governo non sono mai menzionati. Se il problema presenta dei bambini (cosa alquanto sicura), allora potrebbe anche essere promosso come qualcosa che "Nessun Genitore Dovrebbe Mancare". Spesso appaiono quando [[OscarBait quando gli scrittori o la rete televisiva vuole dei premi]], o potrebbe essere causato da WriterOnBoard.
Il tono sarà tipicamente, ''[[CerebusSyndrome molto]]'' più serio del resto della serie, anche se con le sitcom ci potrebbe essere ancora una [[{{Bathos}} sotto-trama comedica]] o momenti dove la LaughTrack è necessaria. Se StatusQuoIsGod ha effetto, there is only a small chance of breaking with this practice, but that's the reason for the common tactic of introducing [[LongLostUncleAesop a new guest character]] who isn't protected by this consideration, and can therefore have anything bad or good happen to him without changing the status quo.
Or, in other words: OOCIsSeriousBusiness for UsefulNotes/{{television}} shows.
These episodes were far more common in the 1980s, fueled by then-UsefulNotes/UnitedStates president UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's [[JustForPun crack]]down on drug use in America. They've largely fallen out of favor since then for most shows due in part to the increasing number of shows, particularly dramas, where issues such as [[TheAlcoholic drug/alcohol abuse]], violence, [[SexIsEvil sex]] and [[KilledOffForReal death]] are dealt with on an almost weekly basis, and then you have the {{Dramedy}} genre that regularly mixes comedy with serious issues.
There's a certain variety of shows where essentially ''every'' episode has a special message, such as ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'', ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'', etc. However, it's not by any means a DeadHorseTrope yet due to {{Police Procedural}}s (i.e. ''Series/PoliceStop'', ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'', ''Series/RoadWars'') and law enforcement dramas like ''Series/CriminalMinds'' and ''Series/{{Medium}}''.
Medical dramas will also do these, but for ''ethical'' not medical issues.
It is also a very ripe target for parody; these days, parodies are probably as common as seeing this {{trope}} played straight. May also be vulnerable to {{Detournement}}.
Compare PublicServiceAnnouncement. TooSmartForStrangers (about the danger of child abduction) and DrugsAreBad (about Just Saying No to them) are two specific kinds of Very Special Episodes that reached their zenith in [[TheEighties the 1980s]]. DescentIntoAddiction is a special case of the latter trope, in which the episode is all about a character's gradual slide into addictive behaviour. See CompressedVice for when a character is saddled with an issue for just long enough to illustrate the aesop, and LongLostUncleAesop for when a new character is introduced ''solely'' for this purpose and never seen again. An AuthorTract is when the ''entire'' work is used as an excuse to preach about a particular real world issue. GreenAesop is when the story focuses on environmental issues, but these aren't as common. Can also double as a PrejudiceAesop.
See BizarroEpisode, ChristmasEpisode, ChristmasSpecial, HalloweenEpisode, SickEpisode, PrisonEpisode, AprilFoolsPlot and ToiletTrainingPlot for other specially-themed episodes.
Un episodio, spesso on una {{sitcom}}, nel quale il protagonista affronta un problema molto emozionale o proibito dalla vita di tutti i giorni. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Abuso di droghe, disturbi alimentari, e ancora peggio... ADOLESCENTI CHE FANNO SESSO!]] Alla fine dell'episodio, il protagonista è {{Enlightened}}, e il [[LongLostUncleAesop personaggio ospite]] con il Problema Molto Speciale non viene mai più rivisto. Spesso c'è un numero da chiamare, nel caso voi (o qualcuno che amiate) abbiate il Problema Molto Speciale. Un altro criterio è che [[SideEffectsInclude effetti, complicazioni,]] or [[TheBadGuyWins tassi di fallimento]] della Soluzione Molto Speciale dettata dal governo non sono mai menzionati. Se il problema presenta dei bambini (cosa alquanto sicura), allora potrebbe anche essere promosso come qualcosa che "Nessun Genitore Dovrebbe Mancare". Spesso appaiono quando [[OscarBait quando gli scrittori o la rete televisiva vuole dei premi]], o potrebbe essere causato da WriterOnBoard.
Il tono sarà tipicamente, ''[[CerebusSyndrome molto]]'' più serio del resto della serie, anche se con le sitcom ci potrebbe essere ancora una [[{{Bathos}} sotto-trama comedica]] o momenti dove la LaughTrack è necessaria. Se StatusQuoIsGod ha effetto, there is only a small chance of breaking with this practice, but that's the reason for the common tactic of introducing [[LongLostUncleAesop a new guest character]] who isn't protected by this consideration, and can therefore have anything bad or good happen to him without changing the status quo.
Or, in other words: OOCIsSeriousBusiness for UsefulNotes/{{television}} shows.
These episodes were far more common in the 1980s, fueled by then-UsefulNotes/UnitedStates president UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's [[JustForPun crack]]down on drug use in America. They've largely fallen out of favor since then for most shows due in part to the increasing number of shows, particularly dramas, where issues such as [[TheAlcoholic drug/alcohol abuse]], violence, [[SexIsEvil sex]] and [[KilledOffForReal death]] are dealt with on an almost weekly basis, and then you have the {{Dramedy}} genre that regularly mixes comedy with serious issues.
There's a certain variety of shows where essentially ''every'' episode has a special message, such as ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'', ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'', etc. However, it's not by any means a DeadHorseTrope yet due to {{Police Procedural}}s (i.e. ''Series/PoliceStop'', ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'', ''Series/RoadWars'') and law enforcement dramas like ''Series/CriminalMinds'' and ''Series/{{Medium}}''.
Medical dramas will also do these, but for ''ethical'' not medical issues.
It is also a very ripe target for parody; these days, parodies are probably as common as seeing this {{trope}} played straight. May also be vulnerable to {{Detournement}}.
Compare PublicServiceAnnouncement. TooSmartForStrangers (about the danger of child abduction) and DrugsAreBad (about Just Saying No to them) are two specific kinds of Very Special Episodes that reached their zenith in [[TheEighties the 1980s]]. DescentIntoAddiction is a special case of the latter trope, in which the episode is all about a character's gradual slide into addictive behaviour. See CompressedVice for when a character is saddled with an issue for just long enough to illustrate the aesop, and LongLostUncleAesop for when a new character is introduced ''solely'' for this purpose and never seen again. An AuthorTract is when the ''entire'' work is used as an excuse to preach about a particular real world issue. GreenAesop is when the story focuses on environmental issues, but these aren't as common. Can also double as a PrejudiceAesop.
See BizarroEpisode, ChristmasEpisode, ChristmasSpecial, HalloweenEpisode, SickEpisode, PrisonEpisode, AprilFoolsPlot and ToiletTrainingPlot for other specially-themed episodes.
